phusion

Joined 16 years ago

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71
Member since
May 22
[ my public key: https://keybase.io/phusion0; my proof: https://keybase.io/phusion0/sigs/uCfmSpMk3BP5w219qEIGIBUMqZFb64OBpYz6AG6upgA ]
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Comment · 2 months ago
Took a very long time to get it to sign in and play on my local machine... we'll see if it's worth switching from the official client.
Comment · 2 months ago
I was so excited to install this and finally be rid of Win 3.11. I was 13 or so when this came out and really just coming into my own with IT stuff, building PCs and whatnot. It was really mind blowing back then.
Comment · 3 years ago
I think I was 11 or 12 when I first installed Win95, once I got some help, it was like a whole new world. Multimedia was finally a real possibility. Seeing Weezer in their "Buddy Holly" music video on the disc was pretty wild, and the "Start Me Up" spoof song about win95 "this windows ninety fiiiiiive, it's suckin' up my driiiive". Good times.
Comment · 8 years ago
I loved doing this on my Dreamcast back in '99. It was the first console I ever managed to "mod" -- even though it's completely a software mod.

At first we had to download loader discs, just a few hundred Kb on a disc, then pop in the 1:1 burned game. Eventually they managed to put the loader on the game ISOs and you could just burn a game and pop it in. Plenty of fun, lots of great games and it primed me to eventually crack open my Xbox for the 007 Nightfire exploit.

Comment · 8 years ago
Yeah, the day I bought the game, along with my best friend and PC gaming buddy, after playing for hours, we stayed up really late as I read the manual aloud. Ahh memories.
Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
It MAY not be that easy... femtocells and whatnot may make that a difficult task. I wondered this myself, since nearly all pirate radio stations are caught.. but cell sites don't work the same way. Just a thought.
Comment · 8 years ago
Seriously, I'm really surprised at some of the comments here. Some hackers have always been suits though, so I shouldn't be surprised.
Comment · 8 years ago
Chelsea is Bradley, she's trans.
Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
Despite all the negativity, as a filthy degenerate, I missed the previous ability to get a Paypal debit card and instantly withdrawal money sent to my PP acct with it. This should be useful..
Comment · 9 years ago
Nice, I grew up in Sonoma county, definitely looks like home. More so the area to the right that's almost cropped out, but still.. nice to know that winxp's iconic background is of home. Wish I knew that back in '01 when it was the talk of the town.

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